Trot line receiver and dispenser



March 2, 1954 E. PLATT 2,670,565

TROT LINE RECEIVER AND DISPENSER Filed Dec. 20, 1951 10 IN VEN TOR. Eu/v/az PL A 77 ,4 7' TOP/Y1? Patented Mar. 2, 1954 2,670,565 TKO!!! LINE BEGEIVER AND DISBENSEE Eunice liatti Grand Prair e, Tex- Application Dcccmher 20, 1951, Serial No. 262,507

Claims,

This invention relates to fishing equipment a nd more particul rly to improv m nt in trot line dispensers and receivers.

The p incipal object or the invention is to provide a receptacle in the f rm of a box hav me an pen top and end and Provided with a hook supporting rod disposed bove and longitudinaily of the open top and on which re suceessively arranged th ooks of the plu ality of stagings or short hook supporting lines which are connected at spaced int rvals to the trot line the receptacle. The plate 16, hinged at l1, lies retained in the box, the hooks being slide along and released successively and singly from the end oi the upp rti g od a th trot line is paid ut of the box as the latter. for example, is moved away from the shore as in a boa nother o j ct of the invention is to provide a trot line r eiving and dispensing device in which the hooks c nn cted to the 'stagings of the trot line. are so upp ted. that the fore.-

most hook on the support is separated from the remaining books as the trot line is pa d out of the receiver to insure sp cing f the h ok in the water and to prevent the dispensing of several hooks at a time from their supporting means which would likely result in entanglement of the hooks and trot line.

still another object of the invention is to provide a trot line receiving and dispensing device in which the rod supporting the hooks connected to the stagings of the trot line, extends beyond the open end of the box constituting the receiver and is curved in 'such'manner that the hooks, when individually released from the end or the supporting rod will be thrust upwardly and to one side of the longitudinal axis of the box to insure clearance by the books of the stern of the boat in which the device is being transported.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a trot line receiver and dispenser in which the trot line may be stored while being dried out after use and until the time when the trot line is again put into service.

With the foregoing objects in view, the invention has further reference to certain features of accomplishment which will become apparent as the description proceeds, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trot line receiver and dispenser constructed according to the present invention.

Figure. ;2 is a fragmentary view on a larger scale, taken on line 22 of Figure 1; and

Figure-3i is a fragmentary view taken on line 33 of Figure 1. a

Continuing with a more detailed description of he drawing, reference numeral 40 denot gen rally a box having s de wa ls It and I2 and an end wall it. Th op and. th opposit end of the box It is pen but in the sa d pposite end there is provide a receptacle :for fishing equipment defined at its ends by projections 14 below th open end of the box, a fixed angul plate 15 and a hinged angular plate Hi, the plates forming an inverted V- -sha pe.d covcr for within the box Ill and is supported in aposh tion slightly elevated above thebottom 4,8 of the box by reason of the fact that it rests upon lon itudinal reinforcing strips 18, iorming a pa of th b x structure. By being so spaced from the bo m of the box, the plat t Pre ents entrapment of w t r within th r ceptacle de= signed in th manner s t forth- Aiiixed to the rear wal it of the box and at one side of its center is an upri ht 2.0; To the top of th upright .29 i secured one end of a rod 2 The rod 21 extends long tudinally-of the box I!) and ey nd the op n end of the box where it is prov ded with a downwardly and. in wardly directed bend 22 nd an up ardly dire ted bend 2.3 at its free end The Purpose oi these bends will be explained present y, The func ion of the rod 2.! is to support .a plurality of hooks 24 connected to the stagings 25, which are in turn connected at 25 at spaced mien/ale of the trot l ne 2'! within the b x 0- To prevent the hooks .24 fr m being, pr ma turely rel ased or ertically d splaced iron; the su portin od 1, a r stra ng rm 28 is d spos d s ig tly above the rod 2! n clos ly spaced paralle ism therewith, havi g one and "supported by the upright 20 and is further supported intermediate its ends by a vertical bracket 29 having a right-angular upper end 31! engaging the arm 28 and is secured in upright position to the wall E2 of the box In by staples 3 l.

The customary procedure in feeding out the trot line is to anchor one end thereof to a stationary object on the shore or in the water and to set the box It] in the stern of a boat. As the boat moves away from the anchored end of the trot line, the latter is paid out of the box Ill by being passed over the curved end of the supporting rod 2|, in the manner shown in Figure 1. As the trot line is paid out, the stagings 25 are drawn taut and the hooks 24 will move successively along the rod 2| and, in order to prereleased from the rod 2! a separator is provided 1 in the form of a vertical rod 32 aflixed to the box wall H2, in parallelism with the bracket 29, by means of staples 33. The rod 32 is bent inwardly at 34 to extend upwardly and is curved at 35 to extend toward the supporting rod to which it is joined as by welding. Thus is provided, by virtue of the bend 35, a, deflector over which each individual staging 25 is required to drag, thus raising the shank of the hook upwardly and over the deflector, after which the hook is moved to the free end of the rod 2| and is projected upwardly and laterally by the bend 23 at the end of the rod 2!. The remain ing hooks will be retarded in their movement by the deflector 35 until their individual stagings are brought under more or less tension in the paying out of the trot line. In this manner, entanglement of the hooks, stagings and trot line is prevented. The inner end of the trot line 21 is anchored by being secured to a pin 36 in one corner of the box l0.

When the trot line is to be returned to the box In, the direction of the boat is reversed and each hook 24 is manually returned to the supporting rod 2!, as the trot line 2'! accumulates in the bottom of the box where it remains-for drying until again put to use.

Manifestly, the construction as shown and described is capable of some modification and such modification as may be construed to fall within the scope and meaning of the appended claims is also considered to be within the spirit and intent of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a holding and dispensing device for a trot line having spaced stagings thereon each including a fish hook, a receptacle having an open top and end, a rod supported above and longitudinally of said receptacle having a downwardly, inwardly and upwardly turned free end extending beyond the said open end of said receptacle, the hooks of said stagings being supported successively on and adapted to be slid along and released from the free end of said rod under tension imposed by the paying out of said trot line from said receptacle and a curved deflector extending laterally from said rod intermediate its ends against which said stagings are successively engaged to restrain all but the foremost of said stagings on said red as said stagings are successively moved along said rod.

2. In a holding and dispensing device for a trot line having spaced stagings thereon each including a hook, a receptacle adapted to contain said trot line and from which said trot line-is paid out, a rod supported above and extending from one end of said receptacle to a point beyond the opposite end thereof and from which the hooks of said stagings are successively suspended and adapted for longitudinal sliding movement thereon under tension imposed by the paying out of said trot line and a curved deflector in a plane perpendicular to one side of said rod and disposed in the path of said hooks for restraining all but the foremost of the group of stagings .on said rod to effect successive release of said stagings from said rod.

3. In a receiver and dispenser for a trot line having spaced stagings and hooks, a box having an open top and end, means in said box for anchoring one end of a trot line, an elongated member mounted above said box in longitudinal relationship therewith and having a straight portion,

and a curved portion terminating in a free end extending beyond the open end of said box, said stagings being suspended from said elongate member by the hooks on said 'stagings and being adapted to be moved-longitudinally thereon-for successive release from the free end of said member, and a curveddeflector intermediate the ends of said elongate member and disposed in the path of said hooks to be engaged successively by said stagings to raise the shank of the foremost hook on said elongate member to effect successive individual release of said stagings from the free end of said member under tension imposed on said trot line during the paying out of said trot line.

4. The structure of claim 3, and means disposed above and in closely spaced parallelism with the straight portion of said elongate member to preclude upward displacement of said hooks in relation to said supporting means.

5. The structure of claim 3, in which the said elongate member free end is gradually curved inwardly, downwardly and upwardly to define a support for said trot line and to project said stagings and hooks in a lateral direction as said hooks are successively released from the free end of said elongate member.

EUNICE PLATT.

' References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,362,765 a Dice Dec. 21, 1920 1,957,352 Patricoski May 1, 19361 2,100,763 Kersenbrock Nov. 30, 1937 2,531,643 Pringle Nov. 28, 1950 2,555,397 Coward June 5, 1951 2,599,113 Latta et al. June 3, 1952 

